Description
hplip.postinst in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 2.7.7 and 2.8.2 on Ubuntu allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via unspecified manipulations in advance of an HPLIP installation or upgrade by an administrator, related to the product's attempt to correct the ownership of its configuration files within home directories.
References
- 33539 third-party-advisory
- 33249 vdb-entry
- USN-708-1 vendor-advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/191299